Seoul

I haven’t been here long enough to really give a good opinion yet, and I was only outside in the city one day before I got too sick to enjoy it.

So far I think the subway is awesome, and I love having my own place again. I love even more that I can walk to most stores I need within 10 minutes of my apartment.

There’s lots of cool technology here too, though it can be annoying. I see so many people watching TV on their cellphones as I walk by them. I just want to hit them all. I just know they’ll end up falling in a manhole like that girl in NYC.

I withdrew 300,000 Korean Won ($257) and it came out in a stack of 10,000 bills about a centimeter thick. Kind of annoying. Because I’m sick my start date has to be pushed to next week which means I’ll be getting paid for less than half a month (still about $900) and won’t get my first full paycheck til December 10 (a nice birthday gift I must say) and then I can transfer money home and begin paying my bills and student loans.

Today I get internet, which is very exciting. The school called the company to come yesterday but the guy said I couldn’t get it since I didn’t have an alien registration card. He called the school and they gave him my info which I can then switch once I get the card. Will be nice to have my own dedicated connection again.

Feel free to check out my pictures of Seoul. Here’s a a local palace.